Bag-frame fastener



Apr. 24, 1923.

W. A. LOTZ BAG FRAME FASTENER Filed April 22 1921 i 2 .'Sheets-SheekI l y I N VEN TOR.'

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. W. LOTZ BAG FRAME FASTENER Filed April 22 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lill vll IN V EN TOR.-

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

vnuiren1 STATES i WILLIAM a.

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Lora,v or NEWARK, New JERSEY, Assrenoa'rornn n. NEUMANN e HARDWARE CO., A CORPORATION F NEWJ'ERSEY.

'BAG-FRAME FASTENER.

Application filed April 22, 1921. `Serial 1\To.11=6`3,4=981.`

To all whom t may oon-cern:

. Be it known that I, VILLIAM A. Lo'rz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State 5 of New Jersey, have invented certain knew and useful Improvements in Bag-Frame Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the fol-` lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,`such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertans to make ,and use the same,l reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in bag-frame fasteners; and, this invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel construction of safety latch or-flock for bag-frames, comprising' a pair of hinged frame-sections for travelling bags, suit-cases, and the like, with a view of providing a simply constructed and positively acting construction, which can be readily manipulated so as to retain the hinged fraine-sections in their closed relation, or for permitting the frame-sections to be brought i into their separated or opened relation; and, furthermore, to provide a construction of bag-frame fastener in which the usual sideF connected and moves, the parts beingfieleased from their normally locked relation bythe manipulation of a pushspiece connected with a release-plate or slide andextending from an end of said box or Casing, and the said cover-plate being provided with a latch-stud adapted to be brought into holding engagement with the said release-plate or slide, for maintaining a closed relationof the several devices and parts. e

rlhe present invention has for its further object to providey a simple bag-frame fastener or lock of suchconstruction,` that the several parts may be'l brought into their l opened or into their closed relation with a play between the hinged bolt-plate and the e j hinged cover-plate with which the bolt is positive snap, and, furthermore, to provideadevice in which any side-play between the hinged cover-plate and the box or casing is positively overcome; f

Other objects of this invention not at thisk time more particularly mentioned will be understood `from the following detailed ,des scription of the invention.k f

.VVit-h the various objects of the invention in view, the invention consists, primarily, in

the novel bag-frame lock or latch herein after set forth; and, the invention consists,

furthermore, in the novel arrangementsand combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the detailsy of the vconstruction of the said parts, all of which will be more fully described in the followingy specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which 'are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification. I f

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a top or plan view of a por` tion' of the upper part of a bag and framesections, showing, alsoin top a planview, a bag-lock made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention.

Figui-e2 is a side-representation of the bag-lock and a longitudinal vertical representation of the frame-sections of thebag, the parts being shown in their normally locked relations; and Figure 3 is a similar view of the lock and frame-sections, with' the hinged bolt carryingcover-plate shown in its raised position, to permit of the separation or opened relation of the bag-frame sections.` e e Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional representation of the closed bag-frame sections, and an elevation of the one end of the bag-lock or latch yin its secured position upon one of said frame-sectionsgand Figure 5 is a similar sectionailrepresentation ont. the

closed bag-frame sections, and an elevation of the other end of said bag-lock or latch.-

Figure `6 is a bottom view of the bag-lock or latch, detached from thebag-frame sec-v tion, said view being made on an enlarged.

scale, and the several parts of the lock-mechanism being represented in their normal'iiiitial positions; and Figure 7 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, said section dinal vertical sectional representation of a bag-frame fastener or lock of a slightly modified form of construction, but still einbodying the principal features of the present invention.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the yabove described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to Figures 1 to 10 inclusive, the reference-characters 1 and 2 indicate the top-portions of the usual pivotally connected or hinged bag-frame sections, the frame-section 1 being provided with suitably-disposed lug-receiving holes or openings 3, and the frame-sections 1 and 2 being respectively provided with registering boltreceiving holes or openings 4 and 5, as will oe seen from an inspection of Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

The bag-lock or latch which is to be mounted upon the outer face of the upper frame-section 1 consists, essentially of a suitably shaped casing or box, comprising longitudinally extending sides 5, ends 6 and 7, and a top 8. Extending from the lower marginal edges of the said ends 6 and 7 are suitably formed fastening lugs 9,'which are inserted in the lug-receiving holes 3 of the frame-section 1, and are suitably bent against the inner face of said frame-section, for -permanently securing said casing or box in position upon the upper face of said frame-section. rlhe end 6 of said casing or box is made with a finger or push-piece receiving opening, as 10, and in the upper portion of the end 7 and the top 8, at points near said end 7 are suitably formed openings, as 11, for the reception of suitable pivot-ears, in the manner and for the purposes to be presently set forth. The top 8 is made with a centrally disposed elongated bolt-receiving opening 12. and in alinernent longitudinally with said bolt-receiving opening 12 is a lock-stud receiving opening 13. Extending laterally across the inner or chambered part of the casing or box, at a point beneath and in front of the openings 11 is a pivot-pin 14, said pin having its endportions suitably secured in correspondingly disposed holes or perforations 15 in the respective sides 5 of the casing or box. Suitably disposed upon the upper face of the top 8 is a bolt-carrying plate 16 provided `at one end with downwardly projectingand perforated pivot-ears or lugs 17 which extend into and through the openings 11 and are pivotally mounted upon the pivot-pin 14, for connecting said bolt-carrying pla-te 16 in ay hinge-like manner with the upper surface of said top 8 of the casing or box. Suitably disposed and secured upon the lower face of said plate 16, by means of fastening lugs 18, or other suitable securing means, is a suitably formed bolt, as 19, said bolt extending into and projecting through the elongated opening 12 in the top 8, and being adapted to move in said opening 12, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of Figures G, 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings.

The marginal edge-portion 2O of said bolt 19 is convexly curved, as at 21, and near its lower and preferably angularly pointed end 22, there is a suitably formed offset, as 23, which provides a stop and which is adapted to engage the under surface of the top 8 at a point 24, see Figures 8 and 9, when the bolt-carrying plate 16 has been brought into its raised position.

Extending laterally across the inner or chambered part of the box or casing, with its end-portions suitably secured in perforations 25 in the sides of said box or casing is another pin 26, upon which is suitably mounted a coiled spring 27, having one endportion 28 bearing upon the under face of the top 8 of the box or casing, and having its other end-portion 29 extending upwardly through the elongated opening 12 and bearing forcibly against a pin, stud, or projection 30 which extends from the side of the bolt 19, as shown in Figures 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings, or which end-portion 29 may extend into a receiving socket or opening, as 31, with which the said bolt 19 may be provided, as illustrated in Figure 11, said spring having for its purpose to forcibly release the said bolt 19, and cause it and the said bolt-carrying plate 16 to assume the positions indicated in Figures 3 and 9, in the manner and for the purposes to be presently more fully described.

Slidably arranged within the said box or casing, and longitudinally guided between the inner faces of the opposite\ sides 5 is a release-plate or slide 32, said plate being provided with a hole or opening 33 and the marginal cut-away portion 34, the'said hole or opening 33 being normally in registration with the previously mentioned lock-stud receiving opening 13. The bolt-carrying plate 16 is provided with a downwardly projecting lock-stud 35, which is adapted to enter said openings 13 and 33. and has a slotted or recessed part, as 36. which is adapted to be brought into retaining or holding engagement with a portion 37 of the said plate or slide 32` substantially as shown in Figures 6` 7 and 11 of the drawings. The abovementioned cut-away portion 34 is located beneath the previously-mentioned i boltJreceiv-g l ing opening 12, the bolt 16 being movably disposed lin said opening 12 -andjthe y'sa-id portion 37, as 'will be evident from an ,inspectionof Figures 7, 8, 9 land 11.;`

-Atits"edge,ne ar the end6 of the .box or case, the said plate or slide 32 has a .pusher iingerpiece, as 38, which extends into and through the opening lOin said end 6, so as to bemanipulated from; the outside f off-,the

`box Yor case, to force the said'plate yorslide in a direction indicated by thearrowf', in said Figure 6., l ,l

As shown vmore t particularly `in Figure `10, the said plate; or slide 32 is yalso Iprovided with an extension39, having fa ymarginal cut-away portion 40, and 41 indicates a suit-` ably formed spring-receiving linger which is forced out of saidplate ory slide, and pros jects downwardly therefrom and in a forward direction, as will be clearly/understood from` an inspection ofthe several figures of the drawings. previouslymentioned pin 26, and substantially in alinement with said finger al, is a block or member, asw42, which is also pro-y said lock-stud is in holding orretained ,en-'y gagement with the edge-portion 37 of: the release-plate or slide 32, so thatthe said bolt and ,hinged carrier or topf-plate 16 will be prevented from movingoutwardly. l/Vhen',

theparts are in theserelativejpositions, the' bolt 16 prevents the separation of thetwo frame-sections 1 and f2; and, furthermore, the loclrsstud 35 fitting snugly in the receiving opening 18, any possible andcbjectionable movement o-f the hinged bolt-carrying plate `upon the top Iof the main boxer casingis fully overcome, as will be evident.

`When', however, pressure isapplied upon the push or fingerp'iece 38,' and the plate or slide 32' is` moved in the directionofthel arrow v00, then the saidedgelportion 37'isfremoved from within and from its retaining engagement with the receiving recess 36,'.in the `stud '35, and immediately the spring 27 causes the plate 16 andits bolt 19A land stud 35. tovv be forced outwardly. into their released relation indicated in Figures 8, ,8 and 9, with thezstop- 23 of the boltinits ar. restedl engagement with the edge-portion 2a of the top 8. At `the theI Sametime thecoin-v pressed spring 44;, as the operator takes his or her. fingerk from .the iingerpiece ofthe re` Suitably mounted upon the lease-plateor slide, will cause the latter to assume its normal initial position. Also, the end 22 ofthe bolt 19-having been withdrawn fromthe openingsetand 5 ofthe respective frame-sections 1 and 2, the hinged'sections ofthe bagframe can thereupon bebrought into their separated yor opened relation, as willbe' understood., l f Y When the' hinged bolt-carrying plate 16, and, itsV bolt 19 and lock-stud 35 are moved from .theposition indicated in Figure 9 to the position represented in Figure 7, the

lock-stud is again forced into holding for retaining engagement with the release-plate or slide 32, and the bolt 19 hasentered into holding-,engagement with the closed bagframe sections 1 and 2, so that. the bag` i frame Vcan not be opened, until the bag.-

frame fastener or` lock is again manipulated by the application of pressure upon the push or'ingerpiece of the release-plate or slide 32.-

()f course, I am fully aware, that ,changesy maybe made in the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, aswell as in the details of the construction o-f the said parts, ywithout departing fromthescope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing speciiication,"

andas dened inthe clauses-of the claims which are appendedy toy the said vspecification.l Hence, 'I do not limit myself to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor dol confine myself to the exact ydetails of the construction of the said parts' .as illust-rated in the accompanying drawings. Y, f

. 1. Acbag-,framefastener comprising acasing providedin, its top with a bolt-receiving opening and a lock-stud Areceiving opening, abolt andlocl-stud carrying plate upon the upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, av bolt vextendingA downwardly from said plate and throughsaid bolt-receiving opening, aloclr-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-studrece-ivingopening, a manually operated ymeans lconnectedwvith said casing f adapted tobe brought' into'retaining en gagement with said lock-stud to maintain a. closed and vlocked lrelation of saidvplate and bolt with relation to said casing, but being adapted when operated to bring said plate and-bolt into released relation, and means within said casing and co-operating with said bolt for automatically raising said plate and bolt; 'l

2. A bag-frame fastener comprising a casingprovided in its top with a bolt-receiving opening and a lock-stud receivingopening, a boltfand lock-'stud carrying plate upon the upper. surface of said casing `va-n'dhinged thereto, abolt extending downwardly from sa-id'plate and through saidI bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-stud receiving opening, a manually operated and spring-controlled means connected with said f casing adapted to be brought into retaining engagement with said lock-stud to maintain a closed and locked relation of said plate-and bolt with relation to said casing, but being adapted when operated to bring said plate and bolt into released relation, and a spring within said .casing and co-o-perating with said bolt for automatically raising said plate and bolt.

3.A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided in its top with a boltreceiving Opening and a'lock-stud receiving opening,ia'bolt and lock-stud carrying plate upon the upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, a bolt extending downwardly from said plate'and throughy said bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-stud receiving opening, a manually operated means connected with said casing adapted to be brought into retaining engagement with said lock-stud to maintain a closed and locked relation of said plate and bolt with relation to said casing, but being adapted when operated to bring said plate and bolt into released relation, and means within said casing and co-operating with said bolt for automatically raising said plate and bolt, and means connected with said bolt for liniiting the outward movement of said plate and bolt.

4. A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided in its top with a boltreceiving opening and a lock-stud receivlng opening, a bolt and lock-stud carrying plate upon the upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, a bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through said bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-stud receiving opening, `a manually operated and spring-controlled means connected with said casing adapted tovbe brought into retaining engagement with said lock-stud to maintain a closed and locked relation of said plate and bolt with relation to said casing, but being adapted when operated to bring said plate and bolt into released relation, and a spring within said casing and cooperating with said bolt for automatically raising said plate and bolt, and means connected with said bolt for limiting the outward movement of said plate and bolt.

5. A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided with a bolt-receiving opening and a lock-stud receiving opening, a bolt and lock-stud carrying plate upon the upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, a bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through the bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extendingdownwardly from said plate and through' the lockstud receivingl opening, Said casing 'being provided in one of its sides with a fingerpiece receiving opening, a slide within said casing provided with a ingerpiece slidably arranged and extending from said fingerpiece receiving opening, said slide being also provided with -an opening through which said lock-stud extends, and means connected lwith said lock-stud with which said slide is normally in retaining engagement for maintaining a closed relation. of said plate and bolt with relation to said casing.

6. A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided in its top with a bolt-receiving opening and a lock-stud receiving opening, a bolt and bolt-stud carrying plate upon the super surfaceof said-casing and hingedthereto, a bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through the bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-:stud receiving opening, said casing being provided in one of its sides with a ngerpiece receiving opening-a slide within said Acasing provided with a lingerpiece slidably arranged and extending from said fingerpiece receiving opening, said slide being 'also provided'with an opening through which said lock-stud extends, means connected with said lock-stud with which said slide is normally in retaining engagement for maintaining a closed'relation of said plate and bolt with relation to saidcasing, and mea-ns connected with said bolt for limiting the outward movement .of said plate and bolt.

7. A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided in its top with a bolt-receiving opening and a lock-stud receiving opening, a bolt and lock-stud carrying plate upon the upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, a bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through the bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-stud receiving opening, said casing being provided in one of its sides `with a fingerpiece receiving opening` a slide within said casing provided with afingerpiece slidably arranged and extending from said ingerpiece receiving opening, said slide being also provided with an opening through which said lock-stud extends, means connected with saidlock--stud with which said slide 'is normally in retaining engagement for maintaining a closed relation of said plate and bolt with relation to said casing, and a spring within said casing and co-operating with said bolt for automatically raising saidL plate and bolt. n

8.` A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided in its top with a bolt-receiving opening anda lock-stud receiving open# ing, a bolt and lock-stud carryingplate upon theupper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, ra bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through the bolt-receiving opening, a lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the lock-stud receivingfopening, said casingfbeing provided in one of its sides with a lingerpiece receiving opening', a slide within said 'casing Vprovided with ay fingerpiecey slid-rk ably arranged and extending from said fin gerpiece receiving opening,.said slide beingv plate and bolt with relation tosaid'casing,

a spring within said casing and co-operating with said bolt for automatically raising said plate and bolt, and means connected with said bolt for limiting the outward movement of said plate and bolt. y

casing provided in its top with'a bolt-receiving opening and a lock-stud receivingl opening, a bolt and loch-stud carrying p-late upon the upper surface of said'casing andhinged i thereto, a bolt extending downwardly from lsaid plate and through the bolt-receiving opening, al lock-stud also extending downwardly from said plate and through the y loclestud receiving opening, said casing being providedin one of its sides with a fingerpiece receiving` opening, a slide within said lcasing provided with afingerpiece slidably arranged and extending from said fingerpiece receivingv opening, said slide being also provided with aiiopening through which said `lock-stud extends,v a'finger extending forwardly froni said slide, a pin mounted in said casing, a block upon said pin, a linger extending from said block, a

coiled spring mounted between said fingers, land means connected with said lock-stud with which said slide is normally in reta-iiiing engagement for maintaining a closed relation of said plate and boltwith relation to said casing. f

10. A 'bag-frame fastener comprising 'a casing provided in its top with a bolt-receiving'opening and a lock-stud receiving opening, a bolt and loclestud carrying plate upon the upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, a bolt extending downwardly fromy also provided vwithy an opening through which said lock-stud extends, a finger extending forwardly from rsaid slide, a pin mounted inl said casing, a block upon said pin, a fingerk extending from said block, coiledy spring mounted between said fingers,7 means connected with said lock-stud with:

`which said slide is normally" in retaining en# gagement for maintaining a closed relation of said plate and bolt with relation to said casing, and means connected with said bolt i for limiting thefoutward movement of said plate and bolt.

ll. A bag-frame fastener comprising a casing provided in its top with a bolt-receiv ing opening and a lock-stud receiving opening, a-bolt and lock-stud carrying plate upon the,V upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, a bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through the bolt-receiving, opening, a lock-stud also extending down.

wardly from rsaid plate and through the lock-stud receiving opening, said casing be-f y ing provided in one of itsvsides with a fin- 9. A bag-frame fastener comprising ak gerpiece receiving opening, a slide within said casing provided with a fingerpiece slidt ablyr` arranged and extending from said lingerpiece receiving opening, said slide being also 'provided with an opening through which said lock-studextends, a yfinger' extending rforwardly fromsaid slide, a pincasing provided in its topy with a bolt-receiv-y ing, opening and a lock-stud receiving opening, a bolt and lock-stud carrying plate upon ythe upper surface of said casing and hinged thereto, ay bolt extending downwardly from said plate and through the bolt-receiving opening, a lock-'stud alsov extending downwardlyv from said plate and through they lock-stud receiving opening,"said casing be ing provided in one of its sides with a fin gerpiece receiving opening, -a slide within said casing provided with a ngerpiece slidably arranged and extending from said fingerpiece receiving opening, said slide being also provided with an opening through which said lock-stud extends, aL finger extending forwardly from said slide, a pin mounted in said casing, a block upon said pin, a finger extending from said block, a

coiled spring mounted between said fingers,

means connectedwith said lock-stud with which said slide is normally in' retaining engagement formaintaining a. closed relation of said plate and bolt with relation-to said In testimony that l claim the invention' casing, a second spring Within Said ,casing set forth above I have hereunto set my hand and co-operating with said bolt for autothis 19th `clay of April, 1921.

matically raising said plate and bolt, and f VILLIAM A. LTZ. 5V means connected with said bolt for limiting. lVtnesse's:

the outward movement of said plate and FREDK C. FRAENTZEL,

bolt. v EVA E. DESCH. 

